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Former Republic workers welcome Vice President Biden to window factory
April 28, 2009CHICAGO – Union members with United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) Local 1110 and former employees of the Republic Windows and Doors here welcomed Vice President Joe Biden to their factory April 27. Biden toured...
Read moreGM to make deep cuts, Chrysler and UAW cut deal
April 28, 2009General Motors announced, April 27, plans to shut down plants, lay off workers, cut the number of its dealerships in half and eliminate its Pontiac division to meet government insistence that it fundamentally “restructure.” The announcement...
Read moreBusloads of Texas CWA members head to Dallas for AT&T meet
April 28, 2009Hundreds of CWA members from all over District 6, and some from even further away, are making the trek to Dallas by bus and van, to arrive Friday May 1st, for AT&T's annual shareholder meeting. Members...
Read moreCongress to hold safety hearings on Workers Memorial Day
April 28, 2009WASHINGTON - (PAI) Just over two years ago, in one of the most horrific individual industrial accidents in recent memory, Eleazar Torres Gomez was sucked into a 300-degree industrial dryer at a Cintas laundry plant in...
Read moreEcuador revolution wins with Correa
April 28, 2009Quito, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The re-election of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on April 26 signifies that citizens here are ready for the revolution underway. Un-official results grant the statesman between 54 and 57 percent support,...
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